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U.S. v. SCIALABBA

Nos. 01-1291, 01-1292.

282 F.3d 475 (2002)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Lawrence SCIALABBA and Robert T. Cechini, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided February 28, 2002.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stephen D. Anderson (argued), Office of the U.S. Atty., Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Marc W. Martin, Chicago, IL, Alexander M. Salerno (argued), Berwyn, IL, for Defendants-Appellants.

Before FLAUM, Chief Judge, and COFFEY and EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judges.

EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judge.

A financial transaction involving the "proceeds" of crime, and designed to promote the carrying on of certain offenses, is unlawful money laundering. 18 U.S.C. § 1956(a)(1). Neither the Supreme Court nor this circuit has defined the word "proceeds", and there is no definition in the statute itself. This case presents the question whether "proceeds" refers to the gross income from an offense, or only the net income. We conclude that...

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